What color is #D8BEBB?

#D8BEBB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BEBB?

The RGB value is 216, 190, 187: 216 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BEBB?

The complementary color is #BBD5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BEBB color

#D8BEBB rgb(216, 190, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8BEBB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (216, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#D8BEBB color codes

HEX	`#D8BEBB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.05, 8.72, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.05, 10, 29.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.702, 55.015, 54.689)`
Decimal	`14204603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BEBB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D8BEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D8BEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bebb; }
.text { color: #d8bebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bebb, #d8cdbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8BEBB?: #D8BEBB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BEBB?: The RGB value is 216, 190, 187: 216 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BEBB?: The complementary color is #BBD5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.